Pete Freedman

Fair Enough.

Old 97's Score Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples And The Jayhawks For Second Annual County Fair Event. That the Old 97's are hosting a second go-'round of their ...

The Courage of Others.

Exclusive Premiere: Check Out "Others", The Debut Single From Former Brave Young Lion Drummer Hunter Cannon's New Coywolfe Project. Hunter Cannon never intende...

Comin’ Out Hard.

Memphis Rap Icons 8Ball & MJG To Headline Jack Daniel's Free Arts, Beats + Lyrics Event At Gilley's On Friday, January 13. It's been a few years now since ...

Tripping Daisy Is Back!

It's Official: Tripping Daisy Is Reuniting For At Least One Hometown Show In Dallas In May 2017. Over the past few weeks, whoever's been managing the legendary...

Buzz Rankings: 1/5.

This Week, Sam Lao Showed Up Big Across The Spectrum. Each week, we take a survey of the local music scene and try to determine which acts in town are really p...

Overblown Bubble.

At Least 17 Dallas Restaurants Have Closed Since The End Of November. But Are Things Really As Bad As They Seem? Not According To The Math... The hottest talki...

Doing It Together.

After A Stressful Couple Of Weeks, The Future Of Fort Worth DIY Space 1919 Hemphill Finally Looks Safe. For the first time in weeks, Christopher Kent Cotter's ...

Strange Games & Funky Thangs.

Tony Schwa's Cool Out Party Made A Triumphant Return On Friday Night, And It's Coming Back For Good In February. All photos by Karlo X. Ramos. As far as great...

They Shootin!

Dallas Police Received 711 Phone Calls About Celebratory Gunshots Being Fired Off In Four Hours On New Year's Eve. Hey, who here remembers the '00s Dallas band...

Pete Freedman

Co-Founder, President, Publisher

Pete is the founder, editor and president of Central Track. He is the former music editor of the Dallas Observer. His work has been published in The Daily Beast, Deadspin, LA Weekly, Village Voice, Spin Magazine, The Miami Herald and The Toronto Star, among other major publications. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies has honored his long-form narrative writing and his blogging efforts alike. In 2009, NBCDFW.com named him one of the 25 Most Interesting People in DFW, a fact he remains all too eager to bring up at dinner parties.